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QGIS plugin

Publish QGIS layers to Waystones Cloud as OGC API Features, vector tiles and STAC — without leaving QGIS.

The Waystones Cloud plugin publishes vector layers from QGIS in one step. It bundles any vector layers — Shapefile, GeoJSON, PostGIS, GeoPackage, GML, KML and more — into a GeoPackage, uploads it and deploys it, carrying your QGIS styling across.

Requires QGIS 4.0 or later.

Install

  1. In QGIS: Plugins → Manage and Install Plugins.
  2. Search for Waystones Cloud and Install Plugin.

You can also download a release from GitHub and use Install from ZIP.

Connect your account

  1. In Waystones Cloud, open API → Keys and create a key.
  2. In QGIS, open Web → Waystones Cloud → Publish to Waystones Cloud.
  3. On the Account tab, paste the key. It is stored in your QGIS profile.

Publish

  1. Source — tick the layers to publish, set a project name and URL slug, and choose private or EU-only storage if needed.
  2. Metadata — contact, keywords, license and access rights. Auto-detect from checked layers fills in the extent.
  3. Layers — titles, descriptions and how each style is translated.
  4. Services — OGC API Features, vector tiles (with automatic or manual zoom range) and STAC.
  5. Deploy and follow the provisioning log.

Manage projects

The Projects tab lists your live projects. From there you can open endpoints, replace the GeoPackage while keeping the URL, regenerate tiles or STAC, edit metadata and services, and manage API keys.

Help

Report problems on the plugin issue tracker.